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A lot of learning going on

It’s been a few years since I updated my blog. A lot has happened since August 25, 2014. In the 4 years and 6 months since the last post I’ve moved, started a new job, and had another child. Suffice…

When studies go wrong.

Last night on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer there was a cute little stereotypical report on men not asking for directions when lost. There was even a “scientific study” to back it up, said Diane! The results? 26% of…

To the moon!

I took advantage of the fair weather and clear sky Tuesday night to make an attempt at getting some pictures of the full moon with my new Nikon D90 and Meade ETX 90 telescope. Due to the scope’s enormous focal…

100 Things

It’s the holidays and the end of the year, a good time for reflection – and writing easy blog posts. This list of things comes from bagelundercouch, leahsiddall, skoolie, and leahculver. The colored things are the things that I’ve done.…

Waste time, feed the hungry.

If you need something to pass the time today, check out the Web site Will It Blend.com. There you’ll see videos where Blendtec blenders are puts to the test. Exactly what kinds of things can you see blended? Marbles, magnets,…

MythTV: so it begins.

Originally I had planned on purchasing a TiVo, complete with its monthly service plan, once the Series 3 HD DVR was released. However, when that day finally came, the price tag of $800 for 20 hours of HD recording made…

It’s “green”, weighs 5,000 lbs, and gets 60 MPG. Wow!

There’s a great article in the November issue of Fast Company about Johnathan Goodwin, the “Motorhead Messiah,” who has been doing some pretty interesting things with diesel engines, turbines, and alternative fuels. Goodwin is doing things to cars that the…

What a month…

Well, it’s been almost a month since my last update. September has been a very full and busy month! Since the beginning of August Leah and I have firmed up a number of details for the wedding. This month alone…

Forum no more

I’ve finished my testing of the SMF forum and its integration with WordPress. Overall the integration worked fine. I had to do a little bit of tweaking, but was able to get everything to work. I’ve removed the forum since…